Year first lit 1890 Construction Orig Wood Range 11,265 m | Deactivated 1965 Opened 31 January 1890 | |
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Location Entrance of Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island Coordinates Preserved light
Active aid Foundation Cast iron/concrete caisson Similar Point Aux Roches Light, Stony Point (Henderson) Light, Cape Vincent Light, Stuyvesant Light, Coxsackie Light | ||
Cold Spring Harbor Light was a lighthouse located in Cold Spring Harbor on the north shore of New York's Long Island. It was built in 1890 to mark a shoal at the entrance to Cold Spring Harbor. After the lighthouse was deactivated in 1965, the original light and tower were purchased by a private individual and moved to its current location on land, one mile (1.6 km) to the southwest. An automated light tower and day beacon were erected on the original caisson, and continue to serve as a navigation aid.
History
On March 3, 1875, $20,000 was appropriated for the construction of the light, which began in 1889. The light's construction upon a caisson in Cold Spring Harbor was finished in 1890, and it was first lit on January 31 of that year. The light was refitted with an oil vapor lamp in 1929.
The light was deactivated in 1965, to be replaced with an automated light tower. After purchasing the old structure for $1, a local resident had the lighthouse moved to the mainland where it was reinstalled on private property.